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3 Beautiful Things Destinations Faith Talk Photo Dump

More photographs from Boracay, answered prayers, and being prayed for by a stranger

December 1, 2011 – 1:29 pm

1. Photographs from Boracay, part 2. I was saving these photos for a separate post, just ’cause this is my favorite set. These photos were taken on the morning of our last day in Boracay, before I got horribly sick. Still, I love that I got to preserve the best parts of our Boracay trip in photographs; and how Boracay seemed to never run out of blue skies and white sand.

That morning, unlike any other mornings, my husband and I walked to the beach, found a spot, sat on our sarong (picnic blanket), opened our Bible, reflected on Psalm 92 & 93, and prayed together. We don’t always get to walk to a nearby beach anytime we want, so even though we’re not exactly morning people, we woke up beyond our usual that day, making sure we didn’t miss the sunrise. It was definitely worth the pain of getting up at 5:30am! Now, whether we’re in the beach, or in bed, or in church, or in our dining table, whether in the morning or at night, I love that we can freely clasp our hands together to talk to God 3-way. It’s amazing how I was just praying for moments like this a year ago, and how beautifully God answered that prayer.

2. I love answered prayers, whatever they may be—yes, no, wait. In my life I had an abundance of them—including ones that were answered with a resounding “no” (which ultimately led to one “yes” after another.) Lately I’m beginning to appreciate how everyday is an answered prayer in and of itself. We have roof above our heads, food on our table, warm bed at night. God knows exactly what we need, what to say, what to take away.. every single time! Never fails.

3. And then there are random strangers who leave messages on twitter with 140 characters worth of love and encouragement. It’s a great feeling to be prayed for by a stranger, it inspires me to be a blessing by praying for others too.

What can I pray for you today? (:

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Destinations Photo Dump

Photographs from Boracay

November 18, 2011 – 11:45 am

The following photographs were stolen with our MacBooks, so if ever you see them anywhere beside my Facebook account and this blog, let us know ‘coz we’re still looking for suspects. Haha. (Kidding, we’ve let that issue go and have forgiven the bad people, just for the record.) That said, I’m glad to have backed these up by uploading them on Facebook. Don’t you just love how the world wide web can become your personal Time Machine sometimes? (:

Moving on. The thing is, it’s impossible to come home from Boracay without an SD card loaded with lots of memorable photographs of the sunset, the skies, the ocean, the white sand, and the fire dancers. And you don’t have to be an expert to take beautiful photos; anywhere you point your camera lens to is simply picture-worthy! Ok, I’m going to shut up now and just let the photographs do the talking blogging story-telling.

Getting to know Boracay: Taking lots of photos by the beach on our first night, lots of walking and scouting for good food, and feasting on some yummy Gelato! (:


Island-hopping: Photo session at Cove Island, swimming at Puka Beach, and some snorkeling. We looooved the Puka Beach, a secluded island with hardly any commercial establishments, just a boat ride away from the main beach front. It’s the only place in Boracay we actually got to swim at all! I really wish we stayed longer there.


Sunset; and getting a glimpse of the Boracay night life: We’re not really into bar-hopping, but we did enjoy walking by the beach under the moonlight, and watching the fire dancers somewhere at Station 2. But the highlight of our last night there would have to be that early dinner by the beach at sunset. We used to just dream about these things, and now we’re actually living them!

Boracay was truly a beautiful experience for us. Staying there 3 days was just right for us though, we would have gotten bored if we stayed longer haha! We loved the beach, the sand, and the food, and being away from the city for a while to just rest and relax. But mostly I loved doing all of these with David. I’ve always enjoyed my travels, but the thought that I’m never going solo again makes me look forward to exploring places—with a permanent travel buddy—even more. :)

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3 Beautiful Things Destinations

Three beautiful things, Boracay edition

October 22, 2011 – 8:55 pm

So I went off to Boracay with the husband over the weekend and literally got the Boracay *fever*. We only had 3 days there and we packed it with so much activities that the fatigue got the best of me. Even worse, our flight back to Manila got delayed for 6 hours, and I came home with a high fever and a really bad cough. I haven’t fully recovered just yet. The last stretch of the trip was horrible, but the rest of the time was just made of awesome.

1. Endless, endless waters and skies. I could lie on my back all day just staring where the water meets the sky. You get that shrinking feeling inside, like the universe suddenly zooming out on you and you feel like a mere speck in this vast space, which you are, and for one moment there you feel insignificant. The next moment someone holds your hand and you zoom back to the shore where you lie, and you know that to that person holding your hand, you are important. And then you’re reminded that the Creator of all these beautiful things around you loves you even more, and He’s mindful of you in a very unique and special way. And joy just starts to well up inside of you and sigh, that just made me tear up writing that paragraph.

2. David and I enjoyed eating and walking in Boracay. Actually, even more than island-hopping, swimming and snorkling! In one of our walks, we found this isaw stand somewhere in Station 1, and boy, was it the best-tasting isaw we ever had! (Isaw is large intestines on a stick.) Dare I say, even better than Mang Larry’s Isaw in UP Diliman! I think this was the highlight of David’s trip.

3. So I came home sick, and I had to take another day off work, but David is doing quite an awesome job taking care of me. A line from the traditional wedding vows runs through my head, “for better and for worse, in sickness and in health.” This past week, I learn, is what it means.

OAN, the 30-Day Challenge will resume shortly.

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